# Business Occupations and Professions (GBO)

## Title 16. Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management Companies, and Home Inspectors

### Subtitle 3A. Licensing of Home Inspectors

#### Section 16-3A-03

An applicant for a home inspector license shall:

(1) have completed a minimum of 72 hours of an on-site training course approved by a national home inspection organization and the Commission that at a minimum requires successful completion of the National Home Inspector Examination or its equivalent as determined by the Commission;

(2) have a high school diploma or its equivalent;

(3) have insurance as required under Sec. 16-4A-04 of this title;

(4) submit to the Commission an application on the form that the Commission provides; and

(5) pay to the Commission an application fee set by the Commission.

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Md. Code Ann., Bus. Occ. & Prof. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)